SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Slant-top desk

Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart

Slant-top desk, Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart, mid-18th century, Tulipwood, satiné, satinwood, kingwood and green-stained wood, lea…

Maker: Jean-Baptiste I. Tuart
Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Tulipwood, satiné, satinwood, kingwood and green-stained wood, leather
Dimensions: 38 × 36 1/2 × 20 in. (96.5 × 92.7 × 50.8 cm)
Form: Desk
Culture: French
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 26.168.74
Credit line: Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900

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